The Food & Drug Administration (FDA), a U.S. federal government agency, has been given the power by Congress to regulate cigarettes and smoking in the U.S. This will affect a large number of Americans, Americans who smoke. According to a 2008 report from the Center For Disease Control (CDC) the number of smokers in America is 43.4 million.Among other things, the FDA plans to force cigarette manufacturers to reduce the amount of nicotine in...more
Smoking poses a number of threats to women's health. This is because it has adverse effects on a lot of issues that are associated with their daily living. If you are a woman and you smoke right now, you should think long and hard about giving up this vice.Below are just some of the reasons for you to quit smoking as soon as you can:1)Smoking could decrease fertility among women. If you are planning to have a baby during your thirties or your...more
Author: Rick LewisMichigan’s workplace smoking ban will help to save hundreds of lives from preventable heart attacks, strokes and upper respiratory diseases and save taxpayers and insured individuals millions of dollars, said Thomas Simmer, M.D., chief medical officer with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in Detroit.After more than a decade of debate, Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed the law Friday at the Michigan Brewing Co. in Webberville.The ban, which goes into effect in May, applies to bars, restaurants and work places, except for the Detroit casinos, cigar bars and tobacco specialty stores.“Nearly 15,000 die each year from their own smoking,” said Simmer. Another 1,300 to 2,400 die each year from second-hand smoke in Michigan, he said.“Many of these people are patrons and employees who can’t escape the smoke,” Simmer said.Smoking increases annual health care costs in Michigan by $3.4 billion, including $1.1 billion in additional Medicaid costs, according to the state Department of Community Health.Medicaid recipients who smoke seek physician care and are hospitalized for a wide variety of smoking-related maladies, including emphysema, chronic bronchitis, lung...more
Author: Martin ElmerThe idea to stop smoking might seem really great, but what are you actually going to get out of the process?Some benefits are very obvious. The clothes and the house will smell better, and if you normally smoke in the car, it will also be nicer to drive without the smell of the cigarettes. But there better reasons to quit the...more
Author: Rob Hawkins*** Do Not Quit Smoking! Click Here *** With all the gadgets and aids marketed today promising a quick fix to those looking to stop smoking, the truth can sometimes be hard to discern. Patches, gum, inhalers and hypnosis have all been used with some success, but none are foolproof, and they certainly don't come cheap. There is...more
Author: Rob Hawkins*** Do Not Quit Smoking! Click Here *** Are you a smoker who needs one more reason to quit? If so, perhaps the information in this article can help move you to action. You are undoubtedly well aware-unless you live in a media-free cave-that smoking can cause a number of serious health conditions. Among them are the usual suspects-cancer, heart disease and pulmonary illness-but recent research has uncovered yet another to be added to the list. Diabetes, say medical experts, has a strong correlation to smoking, and in fact, smoking is now listed as one of the primary risk factors for developing the disease. According to the American Journal of Epidemiology, people who smoke 16-23 cigarettes a day are three times more likely to develop Type-2 diabetes than nonsmokers. Prolonged smoking at similar rates of consumption may even cause that number to rise. The numbers are indeed overwhelming. Diabetes is yet another dangerous condition that people can help prevent by putting the cigarettes away for good. What is Diabetes? Diabetes is a disease of the pancreas, an organ located behind the stomach and essential to the digestive process. When functioning normally, the...more
Author: Rob Hawkins*** Do Not Quit Smoking! Click Here *** Think back to right after you had your last good meal or morning cup of coffee. Anything in particular come to mind? Maybe not, but if you are a smoker trying to quit, both of these...more
Author: Rob Hawkins*** Do Not Quit Smoking! Click Here *** The stresses of everyday life can be a powerful trigger for the smoker trying to quit. Situations that used to precipitate the lighting of a cigarette must now be dealt with another way, and...more
Author: Rob Hawkins*** Do Not Quit Smoking! Click Here *** I know there are many people out there who don't believe that there are natural ways to quit smoking habit forever which can be so much effective and efficient. But trust me; there is an easy...more
Author: Rob Hawkins*** Do Not Quit Smoking! Click Here *** Some people are frightened of stopping smoking. Although they are fully aware of the dangerous effects it has on their health, they seem to be more frightened of what happens when they stop...more
Author: Rob Hawkins*** Do Not Quit Smoking! Click Here *** If you are a smoker, you know what to expect each day. You know what it will feel like to crave a cigarette and you know what it feels like to finally get to smoke one after a long day....more
Author: Rob Hawkins*** Do Not Quit Smoking! Click Here *** When you decide to quit smoking for good, it is both a challenge and a breakthrough. Not many smokers can have that decision - there's always something at the back of their minds that says...more